Workout of the Day

STRENGTH

Back Squat
3×10-12 Across

Notes
Perform 3-4 progressive warm-up sets followed by three sets of 10-12 reps at the same weight. Leave 2-3 reps in reserve. After your final set, plan next week’s squats. You could add reps if you weren’t hitting 12, or you could add weight and perform the same reps.

PARTNER METCON

10 Rounds for time:
9/6 Strict Toes to Bars
12/9 Calorie Bike

Notes
Alternate complete rounds with your partner until each person has performed 5 rounds for a total of 10. Coaches Katie and David completed this in 12:40.
– For the Toes to Bars, control your tempo and try to keep your elbows and knees as straight as you can. Modify them by bending the knees, performing less ROM or having your partner assist you.
– The bike efforts should feel like 80% intensity. Hard but sustainable efforts.

CrossFit Group Class Programming Template (WK1/7)

Last week’s Strength Cycle graduates after their CrossFit Total
Top: Lu, Everett, Coach Jeremy, Brad, Ryan, Rumman and Chris
Bottom: Shawn, Rachel, Clio (Coach Jeremy’s daughter) Kelly and Erin

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DAYS & TIMES

Morning Strength Cycle
This cycle meets at 7:30AM Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

End Date: December 20th

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Afternoon Strength Cycle
This cycle meets at 11am Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Begin Date: November 6th
End Date: December 20th

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Evening Strength Cycle
This cycle meets at 7:30PM Monday and Wednesday and 6:30pm Friday.

Begin Date: November 6th
End Date: December 20th

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The Strict Toes to Bar

Today’s partner workout has strict toes to bars in it. Despite today’s workout being “for time”, focus on controlled and slow toes to bars every rep. Even if your range of motion begins to erode slightly. Lots of EFFORT every rep.

Workout of the Day

STRENGTH

Shoulder Press
3×10-12 Across

Notes
Perform 3-4 progressive warm-up sets followed by three sets of 10-12 reps at the same weight. Leave 2-3 reps in reserve. This volume on the shoulder press will add up quickly, so be conservative with your weight selection. If needed, adjust weight so you can hit at least 10 unbroken reps each set.

METCON

4 Rounds for time of:
270m Run
16 Renegade Rows
12 WTD Box Step Overs

Notes
– The Renegade Rows are 8 reps per arm and no push-ups
– Each rep on the Step-Overs should come to full knee and hip extension
– Try to use the same Dumbbells for each movement
– Run fast

Back Squats tomorrow, if you’re coming we recommend 16 box jump overs instead of the step-overs.

CrossFit Group Class Programming Template (WK1/7)

Welcome to the Front Desk: Claire R

We’ve got a few new hires to the front desk we’d like to formally introduce. First of is Claire aka “Claire Bear” who recently came aboard team CFSBK. Please welcome her when you see her behind the desk and here are a few things you might not know about her!

Workout of the Day

STRENGTH

Pull-Ups
5 Sets x 3 Reps

Notes
After a coach led specific warm-up, you’ll perform 5 sets of 3 repetitions using one or a combination of the following options:

Weighted Pull-Ups
Bodyweight Pull-Ups
Box Pike Self Assisted
Strict Negatives
Feet on floor/box Self Assisted
(no bands this cycle!)

Try to perform the same version of the movement across all 5 sets. If you begin to hit a wall, you can perform “cluster sets” with the same or an easier version. For example, someone doing bodyweight may perform

Set 1: 3 Reps at BW
Set 2: 3 Reps at BW
Set 3: 2 Reps at BW, quick rest then 1 more rep at BW
Set 4: 1 Rep at BW + 2 Box Piked Self Assisted Reps
Set 5: 3 Box Piked Self Assisted

METCON

EMOM 16:00 / 4 Rounds:
A: :45 AMRAP Calorie Row
B: :45 AMRAP Matador Dips
C: :45 AMRAP KB or DB Front Rack Walking Lunges
D: Rest

Notes
Work for :45 followed by :15 transition for all 4 intervals.

Dip Options:
(+) 12/9/6 Ring Dips
Matador Dips
Banded Matador Dips
Box Dips with foot assistance

CrossFit Group Class Programming Template (WK1/7)

Coaches Nadja and Colin Robinson getting their DB Snatches in before sunrise

Programming Biases Monday 10/28* – Sunday 12/15

This 7 week cycle will take us close to the end of the year. Check out the video above for an overview and additional context for this cycle.

Weekly Biases

Monday: Strict Pull-Ups + 2nd segment
Tuesday: Shoulder Press + 2nd segment
Wednesday: Back Squat + 2nd segment
Thursday: Varied
Friday: Floater / Ring Muscle-Up + 2nd segment
Saturday: Varied
Sunday: Floater / Ring Muscle-Up + 2nd segment

Monday: Strict Pull-Ups

We will gradually add volume over 7 weeks. Choose a pull-up variation that makes sense for the given day’s rep and set scheme. If you begin to hit a wall, you can perform “cluster sets” with the same or an easier version or the exercise. For example, someone doing bodyweight may perform a combo of weighted and strict pull-ups to get their final reps completed.

Pull-Up Options:
Weighted Pull-Ups
Bodyweight Pull-Ups
Box Pike Self Assisted
Strict Negatives
Feet on floor Self Assisted
(no bands this cycle!)

Wk1: 5×3
Wk2: 4×5
Wk3: 3×6-8
Wk4: 3×6-8
Wk5: 3×8-10
Wk6: 3×8-10
Wk7: 5:00 Strict Pull-Up AMRAP (no negatives)

Tuesday Shoulder Press & Wednesday Back Squat

Each week perform 3 work sets at the same weight and reps (across). After your final set, determine what you would modify for next week to make it harder. You can perform more reps at the same weight, you could perform more weight at the same reps or if needed more weight and fewer reps. Your final set should be 2-3 reps away from failure or even (on the press, not squat) hitting failure.

Wk1: 3×10-12
Wk2: 3×10-12
Wk3: 3×8-12
Wk4: 3×8-12
Wk5: 3×6-10
Wk6: 3×6-10
Wk7: 5-5-5 (top set)

Friday & Sunday Floater

Friday and Saturday will provide make-up options for the biased exercises we hit that week. If you really made some progress during last cycle’s ring muscle-ups and want to keep the momentum, you can also work your skills and drills during this segment of class.

Workout of the Day

FLOATER STRENGTH

A. Back Squat 4×4, Building or Across
B. 1 Power Clean and 1 Split Jerk x 6-8 sets
C. Deadlift 4×4, Building or Across
D. Bench Press 4×4, Building or Across

Notes
Tomorrow we have strict pull ups, dips, lunges, and rowing.

• Clean and Jerk Complex: Aim to do 1 set about every 2 minutes. If it’s been a while since you’ve done split jerks, use your time today to dial in your footwork and accuracy without worrying too much about the load.

METCON

For Time:

800m Row
-then-
4 Rounds of:
8 Sandbag Squats
80′ Farmer Carry @ 32/24/16kg ea
-then-
400m Run

Notes
Intent <12 min.

• If the 800m row will take longer than 4 minutes to complete (avg 2:30/500m split), scale to 600m.
• Choose a challenging load for the bag such that you can complete 8 squats unbroken.
• The farmer carry is 80′ total, 4 x 20′ segments across the gym.
• Run at the most uncomfortable pace you can stand. Push yourself across the finish line! Run Substitute: Bike 1200m

CrossFit Group Class Programming Template (WK8/8)

Peter hanging with the homies at CFSBK

Early voting has started in NY!

Hey everyone, a reminder from your pals at CFSBK to go out and VOTE. Polls are now open daily through election day so beat the crowds and perform this important civic and social duty.

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Workout of the Day

PARTNER METCON

“The Seven”

7 Rounds For Time
7 Handstand Push-Ups
7 DB Thrusters @ 50/35/20#
7 Knees-to-Elbows
7 Deadlifts @ 245/165/115#
7 Burpees
7 Kettlebell Swings 32/24/16kg
7 Pull-Ups

Notes
Intent < 35 min. See the original workout posting and dedication notes from CrossFit.com

Perform the workout “you go, I go” style, where each athlete completes 7 reps of the movement before moving on to the next exercise:

A performs 7 HSPU, B performs 7 HSPU, A performs 7 Thrusters, B performs 7 Thrusters, etc.

Each round should be completed in under 5 minutes. If you and your partner come in over that time frame in round 1, scale back to 5 reps per round of each movement for the remainder of the workout. The goal is to finish your version of the workout, not to get time-capped!

This is a long, brutal workout that challenges mental toughness alongside physical fitness. Scale the loaded movements to be moderately heavy, not so tough that you can’t go unbroken.

Scale the gymnastics movements so you can complete them unbroken:

HSPUs
A. 3-5 Strict or Kipping
B. 7 Box Piked
C. 7 Push Ups

Knees to Elbows
A. 3-5 Strict or Kipping
B. 7 Partial ROM: As high as possible!
C. 7 Tuck Ups

Pull Ups
A. 3-5 Strict or Kipping
B. 7 Ring Rows

CrossFit Group Class Programming Template (WK8/8)

New Programming Cycle Details 10/25-12/15